[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 53 (Monday, March 19, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16050-16051]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-6593]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5603-N-19]


Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB; 
Applications for Housing Assistance Payments; Special Claims Processing

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described 
below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department 
is soliciting public comments on the subject proposal.
    This is an extension of a currently approved collection for 
submitting Applications for Housing Assistance Payments for Section 8, 
Rent Supplement, Rental Assistance Payment (RAP), Section 202 Project 
Assistance Contracts (PACs) and Section 811 and 202 Project Rental 
Assistance Contracts (PRACS) program units. Special Claims for damages, 
unpaid rent loss, and vacancy claims are available for the Section 8, 
Section 202 PACs, and Section 811 and Section 202 PRACS programs. Each 
HUD program has an assistance payments contract. These contracts 
indicate that HUD will make monthly assistance payments to Project 
Owners/Management Agents on behalf of the eligible households who 
reside in the assisted units. Project Owners are required to sign a 
certification on the Housing Owner's Certifications and Application for 
Housing Assistance form which states: (1) Each tenant's eligibility and 
assistance payments was computed in accord with HUD's regulations 
administrative procedures and the Contract, and are payable under the 
Contract; (2) The units for which assistance is being billed are 
decent, safe, sanitary, and occupied or available for occupancy; (3) No 
amount included on the bill has been previously billed or paid; (4) All 
facts and data on which the payment request is based are true and 
accurate; and (5) That no payments have been paid or will be paid from 
the tenant or any public or private source for units beyond that 
authorized by the assistance contract, or lease, unless permitted by 
HUD.

DATES: Comments Due Date: April 18, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB 
approval Number (2502-0182) and should be sent to: HUD Desk Officer, 
Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, 
Washington, DC 20503; fax: 202-395-5806. Email: [email protected], fax: 202-395-5806.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colette Pollard., Reports Management 
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh 
Street SW., Washington, DC 20410; email Colette Pollard at Colette. 
[email protected] or telephone (202) 402-3400. This is not a toll-free 
number. Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained 
from Ms. Pollard.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development has submitted to OMB a 
request for approval of the Information collection described below. 
This notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and 
affecting agencies

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concerning the proposed collection of information to: (1) Evaluate 
whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the 
proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether 
the information will have practical utility; (2) Evaluate the accuracy 
of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of 
information; (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (4) Minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on those who are to respond; including 
through the use of appropriate automated collection techniques or other 
forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission 
of responses.
    This notice also lists the following information:
    Title of Proposal: Applications for Housing Assistance Payments; 
Special Claims Processing.
    OMB Approval Number: 2502-0182.
    Form Numbers: HUD-52670, HUD-52670-A Part 1, HUD-52670-A Part 2, 
HUD-52670-A Part 3, HUD-52670-A Part 4, HUD-52670-A Part 5, and HUD-
52671-A/B/C/D.
    Description of the Need for the Information and its Proposed Use: 
This is an extension of a currently approved collection for submitting 
Applications for Housing Assistance Payments for Section 8, Rent 
Supplement, Rental Assistance Payment (RAP), Section 202 Project 
Assistance Contracts (PACs) and Section 811 and 202 Project Rental 
Assistance Contracts (PRACS) program units. Special Claims for damages, 
unpaid rent loss, and vacancy claims are available for the Section 8, 
Section 202 PACs, and Section 811 and Section 202 PRACS programs. Each 
HUD program has an assistance payments contract. These contracts 
indicate that HUD will make monthly assistance payments to Project 
Owners/Management Agents on behalf of the eligible households who 
reside in the assisted units. Project Owners are required to sign a 
certification on the Housing Owner's Certifications and Application for 
Housing Assistance form which states: (1) Each tenant's eligibility and 
assistance payments was computed in accord with HUD's regulations 
administrative procedures and the Contract, and are payable under the 
Contract; (2) The units for which assistance is being billed are 
decent, safe, sanitary, and occupied or available for occupancy; (3) No 
amount included on the bill has been previously billed or paid; (4) All 
facts and data on which the payment request is based are true and 
accurate; and (5) That no payments have been paid or will be paid from 
the tenant or any public or private source for units beyond that 
authorized by the assistance contract, or lease, unless permitted by 
HUD.
    Frequency of Submission: On occasion.
    Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response: An estimation of the annual total 
number of hours needed to prepare the information collection is 
301,951, number of respondents is 21,787, frequency of response is 12 
per annum, and the total hours per respondent is 6.65.
    Status: Existing of a currently approved collection.

    Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
44 U.S.C. 35, as amended.

    Dated: March 13, 2012.
Colette Pollard,
Departmental Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-6593 Filed 3-16-12; 8:45 am]
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